Where does “sabab” come from?

sabab (Tausug) comes from Malay sebab, from Classical Malay سبب, from Arabic سَبَبْ.

sabab (Tausug): reason; cause

Definitions

  1. reason; cause

Ancestry of “sabab”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Malaysebabreason; because
2Classical Malayسبب—
3Arabicسَبَبْ—
Every word from Arabic سَبَبْ →Every word from Classical Malay سبب →Every word from Malay sebab →